[wxqc] NWS Data Availability/Weather Underground

[Deborah Kee]

There are many of us who upload data to WeatherUnderground, as well as CWOP.
We're running programs that send the info to multiple places. For example,
I'm running Weather Underground Heavyweather Uploader (aka WUHU), which
sends rapid fire info to WU, data to CWOP and AWEKAS.

One program - 3 places. The program is frequently upgraded as needed. For
example, AWEKAS was added not too long ago. Any problems are immediately
addressed as well. There's a Yahoo group for WUHU software - <
wuhu_software_group at yahoogroups.com> if you'd like to check it out. I'm not
sure, but I think it's primarily for La Crosse stations - I could be wrong
on that.

FWIW,

~ Deborah

CWOP ID:  CW4485 <http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/C4485>
Weather Underground ID:
KARGREEN4<http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KARGREEN4&day=10&year=2006&month=5>
OKARK Skywarn Spotter

On 5/24/06, Evan Bookbinder <Evan.Bookbinder at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> As many of you know, your data is being used in many capacities,
> including being ingested at the National Weather Service.
>
> While doing a search today I came across the Weather Underground/Google
> site, which I'm sure many of you are quite familiar with. I had
> previously not looked at this site in much detail, figuring it wasn't
> much beyond the mapping and graphic of data we already had at our
> disposal.
>
> However, to my amazement, there are a number of sites that are reporting
> to wunderground, but not elsewhere. I was under the impression that all
> sites shown here were sending their data through MADIS by way of the
> APRS/CWOP network, but this obviously isn't the case.
>
> Russ, Dave, etc... obviously the NWS is trying to acquire *all*
> available mesonet data, and I thought we were doing so, but apparently
> this isn't the case. There is no wunderground station listing/dataset
> available through MADIS, so I'm very concerned that a.) We're not
> receiving a lot of available data and b.) station owners don't know that
> sending data solely to wunderground isn't getting to the NWS.
>
> Comments/help greatly appreciated.
>
> Evan
> WFO Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
>
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